Midnight Wind

 

Written by John Stewart

 

‘Midnight Wind’ is on “Dream Babies Go Hollywood”, RSO, 1980, and on “John Stewart: Best Of.....Turning Music Into Gold”, Polydor; 1995, CD-reissue of the albums “Bombs Away, Dream Babies” and “Dream Babies Go Hollywood”, plus two previously unreleased versions of ‘Hard Time Town’ and ‘Children of The Morning’. 

Charlie writes: There's a lot going on in here, boiled it down to playable. - And it´s fun to play!  Stevie Nicks sang a great harmony vocal on ‘Midnight Wind’, but it sounds just fine when you sing it alone, with gusto.

 

Capo 2nd fret

(Em) Single notes:
b-e-d-e-c-e-b-e

E-----0----0----0----0--
B--0----3----1----0-----

[instead of the single notes, you can play (Em) (Em7) (C) (Em) repeatedly, you´ll hear where]

C'mon down, Miranda, your window's open wide.
Take a chance on a midnight dance, so I can see it in your eyes.
C'mon down, Miranda, no need to fix your hair.
Shake the town with the windows down,
And fly in the midnight air,
Fly in the midnight air.(D)

There are (G)dreams that (Bm)fly in the (Am7)midnight (D)wind,
(G)Souls that (Bm)cry in the (Am7)midnight (D)wind,
And (Em)lovers who (D)try in the (Am)midnight (D)wind,
(Em) You and (Am)I, (D)(hold) in the midnight (Em)wind.
(resume single notes pattern)

C'mon down Miranda, you know your time has come.
You beauty queens come on so clean, but you're missing all the fun,
Yeah, you're missing all the fun.(D)

There are (G)dreams that (Bm)fly in the (Am7)midnight (D)wind,
(G)Souls that (Bm)cry in the (Am7)midnight (D)wind,
And (Em)lovers who (D)try in the (Am)midnight (D)wind,
(Em) You and (Am)I, (D)(hold) in the midnight (Em)wind.
(resume single notes pattern)

Midnight wind,
Midnight wind,
Midnight wind.

(D) There are (G)dreams that (Bm)fly in the (Am7)midnight (D)wind,
(G)Souls that (Bm)cry in the (Am7)midnight (D)wind,
And (Em)lovers who (D)try in the (Am)midnight (D)wind,
I said(Em) you and I, the midnight wind. (D) (C)

(D)Midnight (Em)wind (D) (C)
(D)Midnight (Em)wind, (D) (C)
(D)Midnight (Em)wind, (D) (C)
(D)Midnight (Em)wind, (D) (C)
(D)Midnight (Em)wind, (D) (C)
(D)Midnight (Em)wind, (D) (C)
(D)Midnight (Em)wind. (D) (C) (D)

(Em)C'mon down,(D) (C) (D)
(Em)C'mon down,(D) (C) (D)
(Em)C'mon down,(D) (C) (D)
(Em)C'mon down,(D) (C) (D)
(Em)C'mon down,(D) (C) (D)
(Em)C'mon down.(D) (C) (D)

There are (Em)dreams that (D)fly in the (C)midnight (D)wind,
(Em)Souls that (D)cry in the (C)midnight (D)wind,
There are (Em)lovers who (D)try in the (C)midnight (D)wind.

(Em)Come on down...(D) (C) (D)
(Em) (D) (C) Written on the (D) wind…
(Em) (D) (C) (D) [repeat and fade out, ad-lib Come on Downs]

© John Stewart, All Rights Reserved

 

Charlie Woodward, janhauenstein@gmx.de & Art Faller

 

May 2005